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Car crash reveals indoor pot farm

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - A Baltimore area man has more than just insurance claims to worry about after a car crashed into his home.

Police in Ellicott City say the crash revealed that 44-year-old Richard Marriott had an indoor marijuana farm.

Marriott and another person were uninjured when a BMW driven by 20-year-old Bryan Bolster hit the house and burst into flames on Dec. 10. Bolster died.

Howard County police said fire investigators found the drugs. Police got a search warrant and found nearly 20 large marijuana plants. Marriott was arrested and was being held Wednesday on $15,000 bond.

Marriott's lawyer, Leonard Shapiro, told The Baltimore Sun that the marijuana was for personal use, not distribution. He says his client is cooperating with authorities.